Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

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Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by kix » 2019/01/19 19:13:31

I selected update software from within the desktop GUI, near the restart/shutdown locations. On either of the following screen, the screen turns black after 10 minutes.

Trying to boot in to the latest kernel, the server just stays on the following screen:
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When trying to boot the 'rescue' option:
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by kix » 2019/01/22 15:56:14

After booting into emgergency mode, as instructed here (link), what would be the next course of action to restore the OS?
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by TrevorH » 2019/01/22 16:16:27

This looks like the classic video driver problem. Have you installed proprietary video drivers from AMD/nvidia? If so then you need to reinstall those each and every time you update your kernel.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by kix » 2019/01/23 02:14:05

The Laptop uses an integrated graphics chip from Intel.

I'd also like to add that this problem occurred after I abruptly terminated a Yum Update (was around 400/1500), and I hadn't update the system for months.

I did not perform any manual back ups, but any guide to restore the OS to an automatically created 'restore point' would be appreciated.
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by TrevorH » 2019/01/23 11:37:48

Try using the older kernel from the grub menu.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by kix » 2019/01/23 19:59:40

Same problem occurs when selecting the previous kernals as well.
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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by hunter86_bg » 2019/01/23 21:37:24

I see 1 path to go:
1. Boot from DVD - pick troubleshooting option
2. Tell the anaconda to mount whatever it can
3. If everything is detected you will have your OS mounted
3.1 Mount /proc, /dev, /sys, /run & /tmp into /sysroot/process, /sysroot/dev and so on. Use the option '-o bind'
3.2 If anakconda failed to mount your FS - you might need to run fsck/xfs_repair
Then mount your system's '/' and '/boot' (and EFI if you have such) and then mount your /proc/, /dev, /sys,/run & /tmp

4. Chroot into your environment.
5. Check for duplicate packages (hint: package-cleanup )
6. Bring your network up and check for updates
7. Rebuild your initramfs via 'dracut' (use force flag if needed)
8. Run 'rpm -Va' and check the output. Anything that is not a configuration file should not be there
9. Set default target to multi-user.target
10. Exit and reboot
11. Hope for best.

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Re: Centos won't boot after update. Stuck on UTMP..Startup.08.ght.. polling

Post by kix » 2019/01/24 00:07:21

I entered 'yum install dump', in the shell interface of the DVD troubleshooting, and ended up with a similar screen in the original post.

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2. Tell the anaconda to mount whatever it can
Is this the command, chroot /mnt/sysimage?

Only guide Anaconda related rescue I could find was this
https://docs.centos.org/en-US/centos/in ... scue_Mode/
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